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Object Name4 Reference Standards for Calibrating Instrumentation used for Glass Analyses

Designer Robert H. Brill (American, 1929-2021)

Manufacturer Corning Inc.

Manufacturer August A. Erickson

Made FromSoda-lime Glass, Lead-Barium Glass, Potash Glass with Light Lime

Date1964

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

Size(a) H: 1.4 cm, W: 6 cm; (b) H: 1.3 cm, W: 2.8 cm; (c) H: 1 cm, W: 4.8 cm; (d) H: 1.9 cm, W: 2.9 cm

Accession Number2018.8.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical Description4 Reference Standards for Calibrating Instrumentation used for Glass Analyses. (a) Soda-lime glass. Roughly rectangular piece of transparent blue glass appearing black. (b) Soda-lime glass. Roughly triangular piece of transparent blue glass appearing black. (c) Lead-barium glass Roughly triangular piece of transparent blue glass appearing black. (d) Potash glass with light lime. Boot-shaped piece of transparent green glass appearing black.
Provenance

Source Corning Museum of Glass Conservation Department - 2018-01-11